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Russian journalist Maria Ponomarenko, a 44-year-old mother of two accused of posting 'sane people are for peace' about Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine, has been locked in a Siberian clinical psychiatric hospital
A Russian journalist accused of posting 'sane people are for peace' about Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine has been locked in a Siberian clinical psychiatric hospital.
Maria Ponomarenko, a 44-year-old mother of two, claims the authorities are seeking to gag her because of her opposition to the war.
She is accused of spreading 'fake' news concerning Putin’s 'special military operation' in Ukraine.
One comment seen as against the law by prosecutors said: 'It is impossible to remain silent, knowing about the death of thousands of innocent people.'
Her 'fake' Telegram posts also included critical comments about the Russian bombing of a drama theatre in Mariupol in April where hundreds of civilians were sheltering.
The Russian defence ministry denied its forces were behind the bombing, which it blamed on Ukrainian
